The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-19
Current Events Epitomized.
Who Is TuliD?

Who is Tulip?
The next State encampm ent of the G.
A. r. will be held in Allentown.
An attempt was made to rob the rail
road depot at Freeland, recently.
One hundred and four prisoners ar,
resting in the Schuylkill county Jail.
Typhoid fever prevails to an alarming
extent in Georgetown, Luzerne county.
The Salvation Army at Pottsvile /.
now unit-there being only one member.
FOR a smooth shave and fine hair Gu.
60 to Esrang's shaving saloon, opposite tho
ADVOCATE Office.
Go to Frs. Roderer, under the Ex.
change Hotel, for smooth shave and a
fashionable hair cut.
-Four hundred and twelve tramDs were
lodged and fed at the Schuylkill county
alnshouse during the month of January.
The apple-jack distillers of Lehigli
county paid the government SI4, ,l2S. 20 for
liquor made by them from May to July.
"A barn and its contents, valued at
SlooO. the property of Mrs. Nancy Eckert,
In Berks county, was destroyed by fire re-
Gently.
The Bethlehem Iron Company has a
heet of seven chartered ships Continually
engaged in transporting manganese from
Cuba.
john kirkpatrick, boatman, residing
at Easton, attempted to kill his wife Friday
but was prevented by the interference of
neighbors.
Patrick Walsh of Luzerne county. was
fatally stabbed by Jack Mahaer while
wranglng over the ownership of key of
beer, Saturday.
A twelve-year-old boy named Anthony
Dunleary, defermed and nearly blind, was
thrown under e moving train at Allentown
recently. and cut to pieces.
-Four hundred and thirty-one INDECENT
males and females are in the Schuylkill
county almShouse, of which number one
hundred are under medical treatment.
e. /. Luckcnbach, 81 Broadway,
Mauch Chunk, is selling off Wall Papers
at largely reduced prices to make room for
new Spring stock. There are bargains for
those who get them. 0-Iw.
For the. week ending on the 18th inst, q,
there were 1855 tons of coal shlp3,d over
the l.. & S. r. r., a total to date of 39l. .QGS
tons, showing decrease as compared with
same date last year of ll5,9l3 tons.
Where is Tulip coming f,om?
The wages of the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company's coal train brakemen. late.
ly Sl.55 per day, have been increased to
Sl6j. The freight train brakeman receive
similar increase, from Sl.To to 81. 50 per
day.
For the week ending Feb. 5, there
were lll,370 tons of coal shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad, making a total to
date of 1,l70,S64 tons. and showing de-
crease of 52,44+ tons compared with same
date last year.
Il have few suits of first-class ready.
made clothing, (my own make), which |
will sell at an immense sacrifice in order to
close them out. Call at once-they must
be sold. II. II. Peters, The Tailor. Ey-
ch@h2a BLOCK, LehiShton. 12-3w
1t is said the present year will be a good
one for large yields of fruit, as the snow
and ice this winter has clung tenaciouslv TO
the trees. Whenever this is the case. il has
always been noticed that the ensuing wear
Is marked by large fruit yields.
The attention of the people of Summit
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed TO
the fact that George +. Huntzinger, of ;he
popular Switchback Restaurant, is author
lied by us to receive subscriptions and
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
What is Tulip?
"A novelty in the way of attraction took
place in roller skating rink at Easton on
Saturday. The manager advertised a pie
eating contest, but there being no contest
ants number of tramps were called in and
put to masticating pie. A little boot black
carried off the prize, averaging about one
pie minute.
To close out my Fall and Winter Stock,
have made a great reduction in prices in
all lines of goods. If you would secure
bargains now is your OpPortunity-good
fits, best goods and workmanship. Imust
make room for new Spring and Summer
Styles. II. IL. Peters, The Tailor, En-
change Block, Lehighton, Pa. l2-3w.
A Black Friday.-That day, when a
person is first seriously attacked with rheu,
matism, may wei be termed a black one:
but If he uses Salvation Oil in time, he will
soon be able to speak of Good Friday" 4"
1t is the greatest cure on earth for pain.
The butcher does have some funny eN-
pressons: he told his assistant the other
day to break the bones in Mr., Williams
chops, and put Mr.. Smiths ribs in the
basket for him, and tell Mrs. Black to take
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for her cold
1t is not generally known that it is the
duty of township supervisors to keep the
county bridges in repair, at the expense,
OF course, of the county. Any repairs
which the supervisors may see necessary,
and which will not entail an expense of
more than twenty-five dollars, can be made
without application 10 the Couaty CommIs
sioners for their authority to proceed with
them. When the repairs will amount TO
more than twenty-five dollars the supc.
visors must represent the ease TO the Com
missioners and receive from them orders as
to the quantity of repairing and the man
ner In which 1t shall be done. Heretofore
these methods of procedure have not gen
orally been followed